Toby Alderweireld says Tottenham were given a harsh wake-up call as London rivals West Ham blasted back in Carabao Cup tie

Daily Mail | October 26, 2017

Toby Alderweireld admits Tottenham received a reality check after throwing away their two-goal lead before losing to West Ham in the Carabao Cup.

Spurs were unbeaten in 11 games and arrived at Wembley after thrashing Liverpool in the Premier League and holding Real Madrid to a draw at the Bernabeu in the Champions League.

But they were undone by a struggling West Ham side that scored three times in the second half to pull off an unlikely 3-2 win to shock their bitter London rivals.

Toby Alderweireld insists that Tottenham must learn from their shock defeat by West Ham

The Spurs defender claimed that defeat will not be dramatised by Mauricio Pochettino's team

Moussa Sissoko puts Spurs ahead with under five minutes of the first half played

Andre Ayew scored twice and Angelo Ogbonna's header completed the turnaround after Dele Alli and Moussa Sissoko had put Tottenham in control.